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Multi Region Portable DVD Players
Normally, many movies are first released in the U.S. and Canada (region 1). Then, the movies are released at the rest of the world (regions 2-6). Because of the system, region 1 discs can only play on region 1 DVD players, region 2 discs on region 2 DVD players, and so on. The regions are: USA & Canada (Region 1), Europe & Japan (Region 2), South East Asia (Region 3), Latin America & Australia (Region 4), Russia, Rest of Asia and Africa (Region 5), and China (Region 6). However great this system is for the movie industry, the movie lovers around the world have been wanting to watch movies at their own schedule all the time. To remedy this situation, there are all code DVD players available that can play discs from all six DVD regions of the world. These models are sometimes called "Region 0" DVD players. Available Multi Region Portable DVD Players Portables are somewhat rarer to find as multi region players than standard DVD players are. This is because there is less demand for the portable sector than there is for the standard players. However, there are several ways to get a region free portable DVD player. There are companies that upgrade the players with their dedicated chips (and you can then buy the player as region free) and there are more than one way to "upgrade", or modify the player to be an all code player. To get your hands on all code DVD players with dedicated chips, you need to either contact a shop that will make the machine region free, or you need to buy one ready-made, from shops such as codefreedvd.com. In all occasions, keep in mind that modifying your DVD player will normally void the attached manufacturer's warranty. The upgrading can also be done without any new parts, with software or remote control, for example. Some players can't be upgrated without chips (or at all), but some can be. |